Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold Rating

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Mizuho set a $112.00 target price on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Entergy in a research note on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Entergy from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Siebert Williams Shank initiated coverage on Entergy in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Entergy in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $105.72.

Entergy Stock Up 3.1%

Entergy stock opened at $105.09 on Friday. Entergy has a fifty-two week low of $75.57 and a fifty-two week high of $105.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.36. The stock has a market cap of $46.93 billion, a PE ratio of 26.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.65.

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. Entergy had a net margin of 13.66% and a return on equity of 11.04%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. Entergy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.250-4.450 EPS. Research analysts predict that Entergy will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Entergy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Entergy by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,694,994 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,097,699,000 after purchasing an additional 8,046,287 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Entergy during the fourth quarter valued at about $528,313,000. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Entergy by 114.9% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,940,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $578,531,000 after buying an additional 3,710,814 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,651,436 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $984,512,000 after acquiring an additional 1,986,369 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Entergy by 3.0% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,459,668 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,692,928,000 after acquiring an additional 1,630,674 shares during the period. 88.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Entergy

Here are the key news stories impacting Entergy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO raised its price target to $112 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling institutional confidence and creating upside catalyst for the shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Entergy as a dividend play; recent coverage highlights yield reliability and shareholder returns, which can attract income-focused buyers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized multi-year growth drivers (grid investments, nuclear initiatives) in the Q4 call and presentation, reframing Entergy’s narrative toward operational progress and future earnings power. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue rose year-over-year and management provided FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.45; some outlets characterize results as broadly in line with expectations while guidance gives a range for investor modeling. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcripts/slides are available for deeper review — useful for assessing margin drivers, grid project timelines and generation mix. Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS was $0.51, a $0.01 shortfall vs. consensus and down from last year’s $0.66 — the small miss and year-over-year EPS decline are near-term headwinds for sentiment. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters and other outlets flagged that Entergy’s 2026 profit forecast may come in below some estimates as costs (e.g., fuel, operations) exert pressure, a risk for near-term EPS revisions. Article Title

About Entergy

Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) is an integrated energy company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The company’s operations combine regulated utility services with competitive power production, supplying retail electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers while also participating in wholesale energy markets. Entergy’s generation fleet includes nuclear, natural gas, hydropower and other resources, and it operates a network of transmission and distribution assets to deliver power to end users.

Entergy conducts its regulated utility business through state-based operating subsidiaries that serve customers across parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Texas.